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HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK - HEALTH COALITION ADDRESS: 1310 REDWOOD WAY, SUITE 135, PETALUMA, CA 94954-6514 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: COLLEEN PETERSEN, DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, HEALTH INFORMATICS OFFICE CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (707) 285-2969 EMAIL ADDRESS: CPETERSEN@RCHC.NET WEBSITE: WWW.RCHC.NET FUNDING REQUESTED: $625,000 PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS CURRENT HCCN GRANT #: H2QCS30258 PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS: 16 FQHCS WITH 70 TOTAL SITES. ON BEHALF OF LOCAL HEALTH CENTERS, REDWOOD COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION (RCHC) IS PURSUING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FUNDING PROVIDED BY HHS HEALTH RESOURCES & SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. RCHC HCCN IS AN EXISTING HCCN GRANTEE LEVERAGING HEALTH IT AND DATA TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN VALUE-BASED CARE FOR PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS (PHCS). THE RCHC HCCN REPRESENTS HEALTH CENTERS ACROSS MARIN, NAPA, SONOMA, YOLO, SOLANO, MENDOCINO, NEVADA, PLACER, SAN FRANCISCO, SIERRA, SHASTA, SISKIYOU, AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES. RCHC WILL LEVERAGE FY 2022 FUNDING TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS AND SUPPORT PHCS TO LEVERAGE HEALTH IT AND DATA TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, EQUITABLE AND COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON IMPROVEMENTS IN CLINICAL QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, AND PROVIDER AND STAFF WELL-BEING. HCCN OBJECTIVES ARE TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF PHCS: - THAT SUPPORT PATIENTS AND FAMILIES’ PARTICIPATION IN THEIR HEALTH CARE THROUGH EXPANDED USE OF INTEGRATED DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS. - WITH FORMALLY DEFINED HEALTH INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ADVANCE SECURITY TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACCESS. - THAT USE PATIENT—LEVEL DATA ON SOCIAL RISK FACTORS TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE PLANS FOR COORDINATED EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS. - WITH SYSTEMS AND STAFF ALIGNED WITH SUBMITTING DISAGGREGATED, PATIENT-LEVEL DATA VIA UDS+. - WITH THE CAPACITY TO INTEGRATE CLINICAL INFORMATION WITH DATA FROM CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL SOURCES ACROSS THE HEALTH CARE CONTINUUM. - THAT USE DATA STRATEGIES, SUCH AS USE OF PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS WITH DATA VISUALIZATION, TO SUPPORT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND VALUE-BASED CARE ACTIVITIES. - SUPPORT PROVIDERS AND STAFF IN ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING PROFICIENCY IN THE USE OF DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS. - THAT IMPROVE HEALTH IT USABILITY AND ADOPTION BY PROVIDERS, STAFF, AND PATIENTS. - THAT UTILIZE A HEALTH IT INNOVATION. - THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND COORDINATION OF HEALTH SERVICES BY FOCUSING ON IMPROVING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF DIGITAL HEATH TOOLS IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1) SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PROVIDERS AND STAFF WITH PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY; 2) SUPPORT HIGH-FUNCTIONING CARE TEAMS; 3) INTEGRATE CARE DELIVERY ACROSS SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES; 4) MAKE CARE MORE EQUITABLE. THE 16 RCHC HCCN PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS SERVE OVER 257,584 PATIENTS, INCLUDING 157,386 ON MEDICAID AND 47,447 UNINSURED. FIFTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF PATIENTS ARE LATINO, 30% ARE BEST SERVED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, OVER 71% HAVE INCOMES UNDER 100% OF POVERTY, AND LESS THAN 6% HAVE INCOMES OVER 200% FPL.

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HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORKS

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORKS

HEALTHY FAMILIES OUTREACH PROJECT - REDWOOD COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION (RCHC) IS A MEMBER ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS 19 MEMBERS, INCLUDING 17 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS (CHCS), TO INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AND TO INCREASE HEALTH EQUITY. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDES UNINSURED CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS IN THE RCHC SERVICE AREA, WHICH INCLUDES THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA REGION OF MARIN, NAPA, SONOMA, CONTRA COSTA, SOLANO, AND YOLO COUNTIES. NEARLY 70,000 CHILDREN ACROSS THE RCHC SERVICE AREA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID (MEDI-CAL) AND THE CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP); OVER 6,000 OF THOSE CHILDREN ARE UNINSURED. WITH THEIR CURRENT RESOURCES, RCHC AND ITS HEALTH CENTER MEMBERS CURRENTLY ENROLL 800 ADULTS AND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 CHILDREN ANNUALLY IN HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS. THE STAFFING AND OUTREACH RESOURCES THAT WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE HEALTHY KIDS 2022 GRANT WILL ENABLE THE RCHC NETWORK TO EXPAND EXISTING OUTREACH SERVICES SPECIFICALLY TO REACH AND ENROLL UNINSURED CHILDREN, THEIR PARENTS, AND PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS. KEY STRATEGIES INCLUDE PRINT AND DIGITAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES, AND IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT WITH FAMILIES THROUGH SCHOOLS, CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, IMMIGRATION SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, WIC OFFICES, EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDERS, LIBRARIES AND FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDITION TO REFERRALS TO CERTIFIED ENROLLMENT COUNSELORS AT RCHC MEMBER HEALTH CENTERS. IF FUNDED, RCHC'S HEALTHY FAMILIES OUTREACH PROJECT WILL NEWLY ENROLL 13,675 INDIVIDUALS IN HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE THROUGH MEDICAID/CHIP OVER THE THREE YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. THESE ENROLLMENTS WILL INCLUDE 9,700 CHILDREN AGES 0-18, 3,750 PARENTS, AND 225 PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS. THE TOTAL THREE-YEAR PROJECT BUDGET IS $1,500,000. PROJECT EXPENSES INCLUDE DIRECT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROJECT STAFFING (41% OF BUDGET), SUBCONTRACTS WITH RCHC'S 17 HEALTH CENTERS ACROSS SIX COUNTIES (38% OF BUDGET), PROJECT ADMINISTRATION (9%), MEDIA PURCHASES AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT TO AUGMENT EXISTING OUTREACH EFFORTS (8%), OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM TRAVEL INCLUDING MILEAGE TO SITES ACROSS THE SIX-COUNTY SERVICE AREA (2%), AND PROJECT SUPPLIES INCLUDING OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PRINT MATERIALS (2%).

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ALIADOS HEALTH CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT PROJECT - ORGANIZATION NAME: ALIADOS HEALTH SUBRECIPIENTS/SUB-AWARDEE ORGANIZATIONS: ALLIANCE MEDICAL CENTER, COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERS, MARIN COMMUNITY CLINICS, PETALUMA HEALTH CENTER, SANTA ROSA COMMUNITY HEALTH, WEST COUNTY HEALTH CENTERS, WINTERS HEALTHCARE. PROJECT GOALS: ALIADOS HEALTH SEEKS TO SUPPORT MEDICAID AND CHIP ENROLLMENT AND RENEWAL AMONG UNINSURED CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND PREGNANT WOMEN ACROSS SONOMA, MARIN, YOLO, AND SOLANO COUNTIES. THE INITIATIVE WILL REDUCE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS THROUGH TARGETED OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, AND DIRECT ENROLLMENT AND RENEWAL ASSISTANCE, ULTIMATELY IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS. TOTAL BUDGET AMOUNT: $2,999,999 USE OF FUNDS: FUNDS WILL SUPPORT DIRECT OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE EFFORTS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) STAFFING BILINGUAL CERTIFIED ENROLLMENT COUNSELORS (CECS) TO PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE ENROLLMENT AND RENEWAL ASSISTANCE; (2) EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, COUNTY-BASED AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT TARGETED OUTREACH; (3) DEPLOYING DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING RADIO, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PRINT MATERIALS, TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT MEDICAID AND CHIP ELIGIBILITY AND SUPPORT; (4) SUPPORTING HEALTH CENTERS TO REACH LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS; AND (5) ENHANCING DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING SYSTEMS TO TRACK ENROLLMENT PROGRESS AND IDENTIFY SERVICE GAPS. HISTORICAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN MEDICAID ENROLLMENT AND RENEWAL: ALIADOS HEALTH HAS A LONGSTANDING HISTORY OF SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT EFFORTS THROUGH VARIOUS GRANTS, INCLUDING PREVIOUS PARTICIPATION IN THE CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE INITIATIVE. FROM 2022 TO 2025, ALIADOS HEALTH AND ITS PARTNER HEALTH CENTERS: (1) ORGANIZED OR PARTICIPATED IN 138 OUTREACH EVENTS; (2) ENROLLED 1,756 CHILDREN, 650 PARENTS, AND 578 PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS IN MEDICAID AND CHIP; (3) ASSISTED WITH RENEWALS FOR 990 CHILDREN AND 511 PARENTS; (4) ESTABLISHED STRONG REFERRAL NETWORKS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WIC PROGRAMS, AND LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO FACILITATE ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE. THROUGH THE CONTINUATION OF THIS PROJECT, ALIADOS HEALTH WILL BUILD ON THESE ACHIEVEMENTS TO FURTHER EXPAND ACCESS TO MEDICAID AND CHIP, ENSURING THAT ALL ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE THE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE THEY NEED. THE INITIATIVE WILL PRIORITIZE SUSTAINABILITY, LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS AND DATA-DRIVEN STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE OUTREACH EFFECTIVENESS AND ENROLLMENT RETENTION. BY ENHANCING AWARENESS AND HEALTH LITERACY AMONG LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT INTERACT WITH THEM, ALIADOS HEALTH AIMS TO CREATE A LASTING IMPACT ON HEALTH COVERAGE AND ACCESS IN THE REGION.

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